I N M E M O R I A M
Henry Neugaus, a Chosen People Ministries staff member in Israel,
passed away last month. Henry was born in Moscow in 1962. His father
and grandfather were world-famous pianists. Henry was also a gifted
pianist who regularly performed in Russia and in Israel. After becoming
a believer in Yeshua, Henry often gave concerts at the Jerusalem
Messianic Center. Henry met his wife, Irina, also Jewish, in Moscow and
together they made Aliyah in 1991. Henry and Irina became believers
through Ha Maayan congregation in Kfar Saba in 1991, where they met
Michael Z., our Israel Director, in 1992. Prior to becoming a believer,
Henry had been a heavy drug user and an alcoholic, but after coming
to faith, he was radically changed and cured of his addictions! They attended a small, Russianspeaking
fellowship in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and soon joined the staff of Beit Sar Shalom (Chosen People
Ministries Israel) in 1995. Pray for Henry’s children, Magda and Adi, who also lost their mother to
cancer four years ago. They have been living with Michael and Natalie Z. in Jerusalem.
NOVEMBER 2017 / THE CHOSEN PEOPLE - 7
YOUNG ISRAELI STUDIES
THE NEW COVENANT
Stephen, our staff member in
Argentina, recently reconnected
with an Israeli who stayed
at his guesthouse two years
ago while traveling through
South America. While at the
guesthouse, Nadav* found a
copy of the New Testament
and asked if he could keep it.
The young Israeli had many
questions about Jesus, and
Stephen had many great
conversations with him about
the Jewish Messiah. Recently,
one of the guesthouse staff
members reconnected with
Nadav online. They learned
that he has continued to study
the New Testament because
Nadav’s younger brother was
learning about it at university.
Praise God for this spreading of
the Gospel!
FORMER ISRAELI OFFICER
REACHES FOR ISAIAH 53
In spite of it being winter in New
Zealand, a 21-year-old former
officer from Israel, Maya,*
decided to travel to the islands
and stay at the Zula Lodge. The
Zula Lodge is a Chosen People
Ministries facility offering free
accommodation to Israelis.
Maya, although secular, had a
sincere love for the Tanakh (the
Jewish Scriptures), so Roly and
Karen, staff members at Zula,
spent hours ministering to her
from the Scriptures. She had
never read the New Testament
and was fascinated to learn
more about the connection
between the Old and New
Testaments. Like most Jewish
people, Maya had never read
Isaiah chapter 53. Could Jesus
truly be Israel’s Messiah? Maya
has begun reading the Hebrew
New Testament and is excited
to continue studying the Bible
with a Jewish believer in Israel.
Our Chosen People Ministries
associate, Robin, will be
contacting Maya in Jerusalem
for further Bible study.
GERMAN CHRISTIANS
APOLOGIZE TO SURVIVORS
FOR THE HOLOCAUST
Our Israeli worker, Maxim, organized
a trip to Germany
for a group of Holocaust
survivors. They were welcomed
in Munich by two
of our local staff members,
Igor and Vita. On
one of the evenings, they
held a large gathering for
all our ministry groups—
the Messianic congregation,
Jewish friends from Munich,
German Christians, and also
other Christian ministries from
the area. The evening
was made
possible thanks
to the owners of
a famous Munich
restaurant who
hosted the survivors
and the
guests for free.
At the event, one
of the participants confessed,
“As an adult, I found out that
my grandparents were active
Nazis. Especially after becoming
a Christian, the shame for what
they did to God’s people became
unbearable. I am so sorry.”
Isaac,* a survivor present that
evening, laid his hand on the
woman’s head and released her
from her shame, saying, “Thank
you! Your words add many
years to our lives.”
*names have been changed